Phonograph cabinet



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L. J. GERSON PHONOGRAPH CABINET Original Filed 001:. 10, 1919 3 Sheets-Sheei 1 ATTQRNEY L. J. GERSON Y I PHONOGRAPH CABINET Original Filed Oct. 10, 1919 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jymylq M M J. GE RSON PHONOGRAPVH CABINET Jan, 6,

Original Filed Oct. 10. 191

3 Sheets-Sheet .3

Patented Jan. 6, 1925 LOUIS JAY GERSON, F PALISADES, NEW YORK.

PHONOGZRAPH oABInET.

,Application filed OctoberlO, 1919, Serial No. 329,830. Renewed January'll, 1922. Serial No. 529,372. I

4 new and useful Improvements in Phonograph Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to phonograph cabinets, the object of the invention being to provide a knock-down metal cabinet, simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture whereby the cabinet may be shipped in a kno ck-down condltion and readily assembled by the dealer or user,

so that many such cabinets may be shipped in a freight car as compared with the number which it has heretdfore been possible to ship in such a car.

In the present lmprovement the cabinet is made entirely of metal and is so constructed that all the parts thereof may be readily assembled without the use of rivets or other similar fastening means whereby the dealer or user can quickly and easily assemble the several parts expeditiously.

The cabinet is so constructed of metal that upon its proper assemblage there will be no rattling or vibration of the several parts which go to makeup the cabinet, and in which but four connecting bolts are used to connect the several members.

Inthe drawings accompanying and form ing a part of this specification, Fig.1 illustrates this improxed cabinet properly assembled; Fig. 2 is a cross section of the cabinet taken below the horn; Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2; Fig. l is an enlarged sectional view of one corner of the cabinet taken on line 44 Figure 3;

Fig. 51: a'sectional view of one corner of the cabinet taken on line 5 5 Figure 2; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the doorpanel of the cabinet; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the doors; Fig. 8 is a perspective .partly sectional view ofthe top of the cabi-" net; Fig. 9. is a perspective, View of the motor supporting shelf or member of the cabinet; Fig. 10 is a detail sectional view of the top shown in Figure 8; 11 is a perspective view of the metal horn; Fig. 12 is a perspective View of one of the corner members or posts; Fig. 13 is'a perspective View of one of the side or back panels of the cabinet; Fig. 14 is a perspective "detail view partly broken away by one of the shelves of the cabinet; Fig. 15 represents detail views of the spacers between the shelves; Fig. 16 illustrates one of the four bolts used in connecting the several parts together; Fig. 17 is a-perspective view of the caster supporting member attachable to the corner posts; and Fig. 18 is a detail View illustrating the manner in which the horn is supported on the motor supportboard.

Similar characteiseof reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures ofthe drawings This improved cabinet is made up of metal members so constructed that they may be readily assembled without the use of rivets or other similar fastening means, and for this purpose four specially constructed posts or corner members 2 are provided. Each of v I these corner-members is shown as rectangular in form and is provided along one edge thereof with inturned flanges 3 forming a pair .of U-sha-ped channels 4 for the reception of the front, side andback panels 5 and 6,

each of which has its side edges so bent or folded as at .7 that when inserted downwardlyfrom the top of said posts or corner members they will receive the bent flanges 3 of such corner members in the manner shown in Fig. 4, the folded portions of the panels overlapping the channel-formed portions of the corner posts whereby such panels may be readily dropped into place in the posts or the posts inserted on the panels, the position of the panels being. determined by suitable inturned portions 8 of the posts (see Fig. 12). It will be observed. that the posts and panels are independent of each other and that each post has a pair of right angle sides, each side terminating in a pair of right angle bent portions, which thus form the U-shaped channels 4, and that each panel has each upright edge thereof bent upon itself and spaced apart to form two pair of angular lapping portibns, one pair located at an angle to the other, and which two pair of lapping portions overlap. as hercinbeforc stated, a channel-fornicd portion of the post and interlock therewith. This construction of the right angle overlapping spacedapart portions at each edge of a panel it will beobserved (see Fig. 4) enables the panel to be ornamentally formed by projecting the center part thereof'beyond the edges and still have such center part in line if desired with one side of the post. In other words, this formation at the edge of the panel enables the pbanel itself to be panelshaped, as it were; 1 ach panel 5 and 6 is provided having its four corners so formed or cut as at 12 that they will fit into the hollow corner members or posts 2 and for this purpose each cornerof the shelf is provided with apair.

of L-shaped slots 13 forming an angular or L-shaped corner 14: corresponding to the shape of the corner post 2 whereby when the shelves are dropped into position in the corner posts they will accurately fit therein so that the flanges 3 of the corner'post and f folded parts 7 of the panels will be received in the L-shaped slots 12 of the shelves.

The shelves are maintained apart by suitable spacers 15 and 16, one of each being in the form of tubes andthe other in the form of ogee corner members adapted to overlap the edges of the panels 7 (see Fig. 4) whereby the shelves are maintained in their proper position when inserted in the posts. Asuitable casterv 17 provided with a supporting member or block 18 vis provided to insert in the lower end of each post 2, the block being provided with a bolt hole for the reception of the bolt hereinafter mentioned. By the term caster as herein used, is intended to mean any suitable device which facilitates the movement of the cabinet over the floor. A motor supporting platform or base 19 is provided and this platform is furnished with a flange 20 adapted to fit on to the upper edge of the four side walls or panels, which latter may be given any suitable shape'or' formation to provide any desiredornamentation. This platform is provided with an opening 21 within which to hang the motor and suitable'ears 22 to carry the motor board, which may be hinged to the ears by suitable pivots. The platform 19 is also. provided with a pair of inwardly extending flanges 23, which flanges are located below the side walls 24 of the platform, and in position to receive the flange 25 of the metal horn or amplifier when such is used 26 so 'that'by this means the horn may be readilyslipped into place and secured without the use of rivets or bolts. The top of the cabinet 27 which may be of any suitable formation adapted to be pressed from metal, is shown in thepresent instance as made of two members 28 and29 suitably connected by the beading or overlapping of the edges thereof, and is adapted to rest upon the top of the motor supporting platform 19 and to be hinged to the rear panel in any suitable manner. -The front'panel may be provided with one or more doors or sets of doors as 30-and 31, one for instance to permit ingress to the several shelves of the cabinet and the other to open and close the mouth of the horn if desired. Each of these doors is provided with a suitable bent edge 32 for the reception of a pintle or pivot pin 33, which is adapted-to pass: through inwardly turned flanges 34 and 35 formed as a part of the j amb of the door in the front panel, and each pair of doors may be provided with suitable fastening means or knobs for securing them in position and manipulating them. The usual rotary table and soundproducing meansAl is provided and attached as shown in Fig. 3. In the construction of the several parts in the manner I hereinbefore described, the motor support-' ing base 19 is provided at each corner thereof with a bolt hole 19 for the reception of the bolts about to be mentioned.

In assembling the several improved cabinet, the sides or side panels and the bottom and shelves are slipped into position in the manner hereinbefore described; then ,the supporting base 19 is placed in position, and then a bolt islocated adjacent to each corner post, passing through an opening as 12 in each shelf, through the spacer members 15, through the lower part of each post and threaded into the opening in the caster block or through for the reception of a nut, whereby the panels and shelves and casters are all firmly connected together, the adjacent edges of the panels where they engage the corner post being suitably spaced apart by the parts of this therespacers 16, the ogee edges of which overlap the folded edges of the parts 7 of the panels. These spacer members are shown formed of sheet metal and consequently have a certain amount of resiliency whereby they maintain the spaced lapping portions of a pair of panels into proper tight engagement with the posts and prevent rattling, while it will also be observed that the two pair of spaced lapping portions located at an angle one to theother of the panel materially assist in preventing movement of the panel in transverse directions. In practice a suitable anti-vibration means, such as asbestos or sawdust may also be inserted into the corner posts between the shelves and above vthe upper. shelf to fill the corner posts and thereby prevent rattling and vibration of the connected parts.

One of the side panels is provided with the usual opening as 50 see Fig. 1) for the.

insertion of the usual crank handle to wind the motor when this form of motor is provided. Thus it will be observed from the .foregoing, that by the use of four bolts,

the four panels, four corner posts, the bot tom, the motor supporting board or plat-.

form and any desired number of shelves, may be all rigidly and quickly assembled so that the several parts "may be readily struck up or pressed from metal such as.

sheet metal and a very rigid, compact and comparatively inexpensive knock-down llt metal phonograph cabinet provided, in Whlch there 1s no Warping or shrinkage or expansion of the several parts to interfere with the proper assemblage of the parts,

and that the structure may be readily right angle bent portions, and the other having its upright edges each bent upon itself and spaced apart to form two pair of lapping portions one pair locatedat an angle to the other interlocking with a pair of right angle portions of its companion part.

2. A completely enclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising cornerposts, each having a pair of right angle sides, each side terminating in a pair of right angle bent portions, spaced apart, and side panels projecting through the spaces formed in said posts and each having its upright edges each bent upon itself and spaced apart to form two pair of lapping portions one pair located at an angle to the other the spacedapart portions of the panels receiving the right angle bent portions of the posts.

3. A completely enclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising corner-posts and side panels, one having a pair of right angle sides, each side terminating in a pair of right angle bent portions and the other having its upright edges each bent upon itself and spaced apart to form two pair of angular lapping portions interlocking with a pair of right angle portions of its companion part, and one or more shelves having opposed angular slots interlocked with said corner posts. i

4. A completely enclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising independent corner posts and side panels, each having bent interlocking portions, a pair of side panels projecting into each corner post, a bottom,

.one or more shelves also interlocked with said panels and corner posts, a motor supporting portion, and a single bolt projecting through a part of each post for holding all of said parts interlocked.

A completely enclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising corner posts, each having a pair of right angle sides, each side terminating in a pair of right angle bent portionsspaced apart side panels projecting through the spaces formed in said posts and each having its upright edges each bent upon itself and spaced apart to form two pair of angular lapping portions, the spaced-apart portions of the panels receiving the right angle bent portions of the posts,

and one or more shelves having opposed angular slots interlocked witht-he bent portions of the panels and corners posts.

6. A completelyenclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising four corner posts having spaced-apart bent inner edges, four panels having bent overlapping portions interlocking with the bent edges of the posts, and one or more shelves having slotted corners, the slots receiving the bent edges of the panels and interlocking therewith.

7. A completely enclosed knock-down metal cab'netcomprising four corner posts having spaccdapart bent inner edges, four panels having bent overlapping portions intel-locking with the bent edges of the posts, one or more shelves having slotted corners, the slots receiving the bent edges ofthe panels' and interlocking therewith, each of said shelves also having a bolt opening therethrough and a bolt extending through the shelves and a part of a post for holding the parts assembled.

b. l CUll'lPlQlPl Y enclosed knock-down metal cab net comprising corner posts having spaced-apart bent edges, side panels ha ving bent overlapping portions interlocking with said bent edges, a pairof panels interlocking with each post, and one or more shelves having opposed angular slots for insertion into such corner posts, the slots receiving a pair of bent overlapping parts of a pair of panels.

t). A completely enclosed known-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising corner posts, side panels having bent overlapping and interlocking portions,- one or more shelves having opposed slots for insertion into such corner posts, a motor supporting portion adapted to partly tit wlthinthe panels and be supported thereby, and a bolt tending through such motor supporting portion, the shelvesiand a part of a corner post for holding all of such parts together.

10. A completely enclosed known-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising corner posts, side panels having bent'overlapping and interlocking portions, one or more shelves having opposed slots for insertion into such corner posts, a motor supporting portion adapted to partly lit within the panels and be supported thereby, a bolt extending through such motor supporting portion, the shelves and a corner post for holding all of such parts'together. resilient spacing members for holding such shelves apart ha v,- ing bent edges overlapping the bent edges of the panels, and spacing members for holding the interlocking portions of the posts and side panels apart.

11. A completely enclosed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising cortoo ping and interlocking portions, one or more shelves having opposed slots for insertion into such corner posts, a motor supporting portion adapted to partly fit within the panels and be supported thereby, a bolt extending through such motor supportingportion, the shelves and a corner post for holding all ol. such parts together, spacing members for holding such shelves apart, and spacing members for holding the interlocking portions of the posts and side panels apart, said motor supporting portion having guideways for the reception of a horn.

12.. A completely enclosed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising hollow corner posts, side panels, the corner posts and panels having bent overlapping and interlocking portions, caster supporting means adapted for insertion into the lower ends of the posts, one or more shelves having interlocking portions adapted to it into the posts, a motor supporting portion, and bolts adapted to pass through said motor supporting portion, the shelves, apart of the corner posts and into the caster supporting portion, one bolt foreach corner post. thereby to hold the several interlocking parts together. s

13. A completely enclosed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising hollow corner posts, side panels, the corner posts and panels having bent overlapping and interlocking portions, caster supporting means adapted for insertion into the lower ends of the posts, one or more shelves having interlocking'portions adapted to fit into the posts, a motor supporting portion, bolts adapted to pass through said motor supporting portion, the shelves, a part of the corner posts and into the caster supporting portion, one bolt for each corner post there-.-

by to hold the several interlocking posts to- ,gether, one ot the side panels having one or more doors having bent hinged portions and secured to the panel by an inseitable pivot pin, said motor support ng portion having ways for the sliding attachment of a horn.

14. A completely enclosed knock-down nietal cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturned flanges extending along the major portion thereof and forming Ushaped spaced-apart portions, and

side "panels, each having each upright edge bent to provide two pair of spaced angular lapping portions, one pair locatedat an angle to the other, said lapping portions adapted to receive and interlock with the bent portion of acornerpost.

A completely enclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturned flanges extending along the major portion thereof and forming U-shaped spaced-apart portions, and side panels, each having each upright edge bent to provide two pair of spaced angular lapping portions,-one pair located at an 4 havin 16. A- completely enclosed knock-down metal cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturned flanges extending along the major portion thereof and forming U-shaped spaced-apart portions, side panels, each having each upright edge bent to provide two pair of spaced angular lapping portions, one pair located at an angle to the other, said lapping portions adapted to receive and interlock with thebent portion of a. corner post, and resilient spacer members having ogee portions for holding the bent side edges of a pair of panels.

17. A completely enclosed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturned flanges extending along the major'portion thereof and forming U-shaped portions, side panels,

each having its edge bent to provide an L- shaped portion adapted to receive and interlock with the bent portion of a corner post, spacer members for holding apart the bent side edges of a pair of panels, and one or more shelves, each having a pair of opposed L-shaped slots forming interlocking means with the corner posts.

18. A completely encl'osed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturned flanges extending along the major-portion thereof and forming U-shaped portions, side panels, each its edge bent to provide an l.- shape portion adapted to receive and interlock withthe bent portion of a corner post, spacer members for holding apart the bent side edges of a pair of panels, one or more shelves, each having a pair of opposed l.- shaped slots forming interlocking means with the' corner posts, means for spacing the,

shelves apart, and a motor supporting flanged member adapted to overlap the tops of said panels'and post s.

19. A completely nclosed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising a hollow corner post 'having inturned flanges extending along the major portion thereof and forming U-shaped portions, side panels, each having its edge bent to provide an L- ,shaped portion adaptedto receive and inter lock with the bent portion, of a corner post, spacer members for holding apart the bent side edges of a pair of panels, one or more shelves, each having alpair of opposed L- sha ed slots forming interlocking means wit member adapted to overlap thet0ps of said panels andposts, a caster supporting member adapted for -insertion into the lower hollow ends of said posts, and a single bolt the corner posts, means for spacing the shelves apart, a motor supporting flanged metal phonograph cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturnedflanges extending along the major portion thereof and forming U-sha'ped portions, side panels, each having its edge bent to provide a portion adapted to receive and interlock with the bent portion of a corner post, spacer members for holding apart the bent side edges of a pair of panels, one or more shelves, each having a pairof opposed L- whaped slots forming interlocking means with the corner posts, means for'spacing the shelves apart, a motor supportingflanged member adapted to overlap the tops of said panels and posts,a caster supporting member adapted for insertion into the lower hollow ends of said posts, a single bolt for 7 each post adapted to pass through the motor supporting member, the shelves and a part of its post and into the caster supporting member'for holding the parts interlocked, said motor supporting member carrying a motor board and also having guideways for the sliding attachment of a horn, and a metal formed top hinged to one of said side panels. v

, 21. A completely enclosed knock-down metal phonograph cabinet comprising a hollow corner post having inturned flanges extending along the major portion thereof and forming U-shaped portions, side panels, each having its edge bent to provide an L- shaped portion adapted to receive and interlock with the bent portion of a corner post, spacer members for holding apart the bent side edges of a pair of panels, one or more shelves, each having a pair of opposed L" shaped slots forming interlocking means with .the corner posts, means for spacing the shelves apart, a motor supporting of said panels and posts, a caster supporting 'Rockland, and State of day of October, 1919. flanged member adapted to overlap the tops a member adapted for insertion into the lower hollow ends of said posts, a single bolt for each post adapted to pass through the motor supporting member, the shelves and a part of its postand into the caster supporting member for holding the parts interlocked, said motor supporting member carrying a motor board and also having guideways for the sliding attachment of a horn, a-metal formed top hinged to one of said side panels, one of said side panels having inturned jamb flanges for the reception of 'a door pintle, and a door having a bent edge adapted to receive said door pintle.

22. A completely enclosed metal shelf for a phonographicabinet having at each corner thereof a pair of spaced-apart opposed L- shaped slotsforming aportion adapted to pro ect into a corner post.

23. A completely enclosed metal shelf for a phonograph cablnet having at each corner thereof a pair of spaced-apart opposed L shaped slots forming a portion, ada ted .to project into a corner post, and also aving adjacent to said slots a bolt opening.

24. Acompletely enclosed side-panel for a phonograph cabinet having each side edge thereof bent upon itself to formtwo pair of spaced lapping portions, each pair bent at right angles to 1ts companion pair. a v 25. A completely enclosed motor supporting top for a phonograph cabinet having an outwardly flanged edge, having in each cor-I ner thereof a bolt opening and provided with ways .for the reception of a horn.

26. A. completely enclosed motor supporting top for a phonograph cabinet having an outwardly flanged edge, having in eachcorner thereof a bolt opening and provided with ways for the reception of a horn, saidmotor supporting-top. also having an opening, and ears for the reception of ahinged member. l Signed at Palisades in the county of New Yo k, this first LOUIS JAY GERSON. 

